Category Archives: About Colorado Yurt Company Product

“How do you heat a yurt?” “Aren’t they hot in the summer?” These are some of the most common questions we hear when it comes to yurts. It makes sense: the idea of yurt living is new to many people … Continue reading →

Are yurts, tipis and tents trendy? We are feeling quite popular these days. We have always garnered some interest from the press and entertainment industries. But, for a small, family-owned company in a fairly remote part of western Colorado, these … Continue reading →

I don’t know why—(maybe it’s because I like to think of my Prius as a Ferrari)—but those marketing geniuses at Neiman Marcus always send me their big-deal Christmas catalogue. You know the one, it offers things like vintage speedboats and … Continue reading →

When Monarch Mountain needed a home for their Junior Mountain program, they called us at the Colorado Yurt Company. Monarch Mountain is an awesome family-oriented ski area that is about two hours from our shop in Montrose, CO. The mountain sits … Continue reading →

“You paint WHAT?!” Typical response. Whenever I tell someone about my job, they do a bit of a verbal double-take. Because, actually, my job is a bit unusual. I paint tipis. When I first took this job, I had done a … Continue reading →

My boss (and pal) Jennie has a Cimarron Platform Tent in her backyard. The tent sits a mere ten yards from her lovely little home Montrose, CO. Montrose, as it happens, isn’t far from the mountains from which this line … Continue reading →

Yurts run the gamut from DIY (do-it-yourself) to pre-fab. Most people who live in a yurt purchased a kit from a professional company. Recently though, I was looking at some pictures from a Colorado Yurt Company customer when hit me: all … Continue reading →

One stormy spring evening a few weeks ago, our display yurt played host to economic development officers from across Colorado. Sandy Head, of the Montrose Economic Development Corporation, worked to bring her colleagues from around the state to Montrose for … Continue reading →